The seventh round of the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship signified the annual visit of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for Military Appreciation Night inside AT&T Stadium. A captivating night of racing produced a pair of first-time winners, as 450SMX Class points leader Hunter Lawrence finally seized control of the spotlight with an impressive breakthrough victory for Honda HRC Progressive. The Australian outlasted each of his championship rivals to assert his hold of the red plate.
Hunter keeps the red plate by 4 points over Tomac
Lawrence’s win came in his 26th premier class start, inside the same venue of his first 250SMX Class victory during the 2021 season. He became the season’s fifth different winner in seven races and moved out to a four-point lead over Tomac. Webb is third, 16 points out of the lead, with Roczen fourth, 18 points back.
450SX HIGHLIGHTS
250SX East Coast: First-career win for Brown
The 2026 250SX East Coast Championship kicked off in Arlington, Texas, and it was Pierce Brown who emerged victorious in a high-intensity Main Event that immediately set the tone for the title fight. Jo Shimoda and Daxton Bennick rounded the podium.
250SX EAST COAST HIGHLIGHTS
FULL RESULTS ARLINGTON SUPERCROSS
450SX MAIN EVENT
PosRiderBrand1Hunter LawrenceHonda2Eli TomacKTM3Cooper WebbYamaha4Ken RoczenSuzuki5Justin CooperYamaha6Chase SextonKawasaki7Josey SavatgyHonda8Aaron PlessingerKTM9Christian CraigHonda10Dylan FerrandisDucati11Malcolm StewartHusqvarna12Justin HillKTM13Shane McElrathHonda14Colt NicholsSuzuki15Vince FrieseKawasaki16Mitchell HarrisonKawasaki17Kevin MoranzKTM18Tristan LaneYamaha19Jordon SmithTriumph20Joshua CartwrightKawasaki21Jason AndersonSuzuki22Garrett MarchbanksKawasaki
TOP 20 450SX STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 7 OF 17
PosPilotoPuntos1Hunter Lawrence1492Eli Tomac1453Cooper Webb1334Ken Roczen1315Chase Sexton1226Justin Cooper1127Dylan Ferrandis878Jason Anderson849Joey Savatgy8010Aaron Plessinger7911Jorge Prado7312Malcolm Stewart6313Justin Hill6114Christian Craig5815Colt Nichols5116Shane McElrath4117R.J. Hampshire3818Garrett Marchbanks2419Vince Friese2420Mitchell Harrison22
250SX EAST COAST MAIN EVENT
PosRiderBrand1Pierce BrownYamaha2Jo Shimoda Honda3Daxton BennickHusqvarna4Seth HammakerKawasaki5Cole DaviesYamaha6Drew AdamsKawasaki7Coty SchockYamaha8Devin SimonsonYamaha9Cullin ParkHonda10Kyle PetersYamaha11Nate ThrasherYamaha12Derek KelleyKawasaki13Caden DudneyYamaha14Jeremy HandHonda15Henry MillerKawasaki16Luke CloutHonda17Luke NeeseHonda18John Short IVHonda19Bryton CarrollYamaha20Bryce ShellyYamaha21Jalek SwollTriumph22Marshal WeltinKawasaki